UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND~~ ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549~~ STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

~~CURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~ __________________________________________

~~September 21,~~CURRENT ~~2010Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)~~ REPORT

~~Cadence~~Pursuant ~~Financial~~to ~~Corporation~~Section 13 or 15(~~Exact Name~~d) of ~~Registrant~~the asSecurities ~~Specified~~Exchange inAct ~~Charter)~~ of 1934

October 6, 2010

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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Cadence Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Mississippi	1-15773	64-0694755
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

301 East Main Street Starkville, Mississippi 39759 ~~(Address of Principal Executive Offices)~~

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (662) 324-4258

N/A ~~(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)~~

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

⃞ [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

⊠ [X] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

⃞ [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

⃞ [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 1.01 Entry ~~into~~Into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously reported, on ~~September~~October 216, 2010, ~~Trustmark~~Community ~~Corporation~~Bancorp LLC, a ~~Mississippi~~ ~~corporation~~Delaware limited liability company (~~"Trustmark"~~“CBC”) and Cadence Financial Corporation, a Mississippi corporation ("“Cadence"”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of ~~Reorganization~~Merger ("“Agreement"”), pursuant to which ~~Cadence~~a ~~agreed~~wholly-owned ~~to merge~~subsidiary of CBC will be merged with and into ~~Trustmark. A~~Cadence, ~~copy~~with ofCadence ~~the~~continuing ~~Agreement~~thereafter isas ~~attached~~a ~~to this~~wholly-owned ~~filing~~subsidiary asof ~~Exhibit~~CBC 2(the “Merger”).1.

InOTHER connection with the proposed merger, Trustmark will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of Cadence and a prospectus of Trustmark and other relevant documents concerning the proposed merger with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to F. Joseph Rein, Jr., Trustmark Corporation, 248 East Capitol Street, Suite 310, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, telephone 601-208-6898 or Richard T. Haston, Cadence Financial Corporation, 301 East Main Street, Starkville, Mississippi 39759; telephone 662-324-4258. All documents filed with the SEC are also available free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

~~Cadence~~This ~~and~~Form ~~Trustmark~~8-K ~~and their respective directors and executive officers~~ may be deemed tosolicitation bematerial ~~participants~~ in ~~the~~respect ~~solicitation~~ of ~~proxies in connection with~~ the proposed ~~merger. Information~~transaction ~~regarding~~between ~~these persons~~CBC and ~~their interests in the merger will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the merger when it is filed with the SEC. Information concerning~~ Cadence’s and Trustmark’s directors and executive officers is also set forth in their respective proxy statements and annual reports on Form 10-K (including any amendments thereto), previously filed with the SEC.

~~This~~In ~~communication~~connection ~~shall~~with ~~not~~the ~~constitute~~proposed antransaction, ~~offer~~Cadence intends to ~~sell~~file orwith the ~~solicitation~~ ofU.S. anSecurities ~~offer~~and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a proxy statement to ~~buy~~its ~~any~~shareholders. CADENCE ~~securities~~SHAREHOLDERS ~~nor~~ARE ~~shall~~URGED ~~there~~TO beREAD ~~any sale~~THE ofPROXY ~~securities~~STATEMENT inREGARDING ~~any~~THE ~~jurisdiction~~PROPOSED inTRANSACTION ~~which~~WHEN ~~the~~IT ~~offer~~BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CADENCE, ~~solicitation~~CBC, or ~~sale~~THE isPROPOSED ~~unlawful~~TRANSACTION ~~before~~AND ~~registration~~RELATED orMATTERS. You ~~qualification~~may obtain copies of ~~the securities~~all ~~under~~documents ~~the~~regarding ~~securities~~this ~~laws~~proposed oftransaction ~~the~~and ~~jurisdiction.~~other Nodocuments ~~offer~~filed by Cadence with the SEC, free of ~~securities~~ ~~shall~~charge, beat ~~made~~the ~~except~~SEC’s bywebsite ~~means~~(www.sec.gov) ofor by sending a ~~prospectus~~request ~~satisfying~~to ~~the requirements~~Cadence ofFinancial ~~Section~~Corporation, 10301 ofEast ~~the~~Main ~~Securities~~Street, ~~Act~~Starkville, ofMississippi ~~1933~~39760, asor ~~amended~~by calling Cadence at 662-323-1341.

Cadence and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Cadence in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding the officers and directors of Cadence is available in Cadence’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 16, 2010. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will also be included in the definitive proxy statement for the proposed transaction and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC.

This notice shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any state or jurisdiction.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

CBC and Cadence executives discussed the Merger at a live conference on Wednesday October 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The Media Frequently Asked Questions for this conference is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. The furnishing of these materials is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or other securities laws, or that the Media Frequently Asked Questions include material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, Cadence does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNumber	Document Description
Exhibit Number	Document Description
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between Trustmark Corporation and Cadence Financial Corporation dated as of September 21, 2010
99.1	Media FAQ for October 6, 2010

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			CADENCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date:	September 23, 2010	By:	/s/ Richard T. Haston
			Richard T. Haston
			Executive Vice President,
			Chief Financial Officer

	CADENCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: October 6, 2010	By: /s/ Richard T. Haston Richard T. Haston Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber	Document Description
Exhibit Number	Document Description
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between Trustmark Corporation and Cadence Financial Corporation dated as of September 21, 2010
99.1	Media FAQ for October 6, 2010

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